Summer 2016 Resources


Friday, June 24th, 2016


Equitable Strategies Protocol and Note taking Sheet

Protocol for reading and discussing Equitable Strategies section (pages 102-110) of Jo Boaler's Mathematical Mindsets.

ELLs and Group Work Protocol and Note taking Sheet

Protocol for reading and discussing ELLs and Group Work: It Can Be Done Well by William C. Zahner
MATHEMATICS TEACHING IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL Vol. 18, No. 3, October 2012

Summer 2016 Teacher Action Plan


Summer 2016 Principal Action Plan


Math Assessment Solutions



Thursday, June 23rd, 2016


Math tasks


3-2-1+1 Protocol for Feedback

Protocol for pages 109-126 of Bringing Math Students Into the Formative Assessment Equation
Creighton, Susan J.; Tobey, Cheryl R.; Karnowski, Eric; Fagan, Emily R.
Corwin Press: Thousand Oaks, CA 2015


Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016

Math tasks





Looking at Student Work Protocol


Launching Complex Task protocol for article

Launching Complex Tasks by Jackson, Kara J.; Shahan, Emily C.; Gibbons, Lynsey K.; Cobb, Paul A.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, v18 n1 p24-29 Aug 2012



Tuesday, June 21st, 2016

Slide presentation


Protocol and note taking sheet for designing and adapting mathematical tasks.

Questions to consider when adapting or designing rich mathematical tasks pages 77-91 of Jo Boaler's Mathematical Mindsets.

Monday, June 20th, 2016

Slide presentation


Protocol and note taking sheet for cases for mathematical engagement.
Cases on pages 58-76 of Jo Boaler's Mathematical Mindsets


Math tasks

Beam Task


Pattern Tasks



Lesson Planning Template

This lesson plan template is intended to help teachers think about the elements of effective instruction in a lesson.


Strategies from Monday afternoon discussion

Evidence collection and sharing and 5 Practices